Santa Clara 1-2 Benfica: Stats, xG & Lineups – Oct 26, 2026

Commentary

90'

Full-time. Santa Clara 1-2 Benfica.

90+6'

J. Durán

Red card! J. Durán (Benfica) is sent off for argument.

90+5'

J. Durán

Attempt missed. J. Durán (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.

90+4'

M. Silva

Attempt blocked. M. Silva (Benfica), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.

90+3'

J. Vasconcelos

Yellow card for J. Vasconcelos (Santa Clara) for foul.

90+2'

D. Lukebakio

Attempt saved. D. Lukebakio (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

90+2'

G. Prestianni

Substitution, Benfica: M. Silva comes on for G. Prestianni.

90+1'

T. Ribeiro

Attempt missed. T. Ribeiro (Santa Clara), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.

90'

5 minutes of added time.

90'

G. Romão

Yellow card for G. Romão (Santa Clara) for argument.

89'

J. Durán

Yellow card for J. Durán (Benfica) for foul.

88'

S. Dahl

Yellow card for S. Dahl (Benfica) for foul.

88'

V. Lopes

Attempt missed. V. Lopes (Santa Clara), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.24.

86'

J. Palhinha

Attempt missed. J. Palhinha (Benfica), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.14.

86'

F. Aursnes

Attempt missed. F. Aursnes (Benfica), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.

85'

L. Soares

Substitution, Santa Clara: L. Jacó comes on for L. Soares.

85'

P. Ferreira

Substitution, Santa Clara: Vitinho comes on for P. Ferreira.

83'

J. Durán

Attempt blocked. J. Durán (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.

83'

J. Durán

Attempt missed. J. Durán (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.

82'

T. Araújo

Substitution, Benfica: A. Circati comes on for T. Araújo.

82'

V. Pavlidis

Substitution, Benfica: J. Durán comes on for V. Pavlidis.

79'

J. Palhinha

Attempt blocked. J. Palhinha (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

75'

D. Borges

Substitution, Santa Clara: J. Vasconcelos comes on for D. Borges.

74'

F. Aursnes

Yellow card for F. Aursnes (Benfica) for foul.

68'

G. Prestianni

Goal! Santa Clara 1-2 Benfica. G. Prestianni (Benfica) scores.

67'

Brenner

Substitution, Santa Clara: W. Torrao comes on for Brenner.

66'

L. Soares

Attempt saved. L. Soares (Santa Clara), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

63'

Benfica

Corner, Benfica.

62'

V. Pavlidis

Goal! Santa Clara 1-1 Benfica. V. Pavlidis (Benfica) scores, assisted by G. Prestianni.

60'

T. Ribeiro

Attempt saved. T. Ribeiro (Santa Clara), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.

60'

P. Pacheco

Attempt missed. P. Pacheco (Santa Clara), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.

59'

V. Pavlidis

Yellow card for V. Pavlidis (Benfica) for foul.

58'

Santa Clara

Corner, Santa Clara.

57'

V. Pavlidis

Attempt missed. V. Pavlidis (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.

54'

Benfica

Offside, Benfica.

53'

Benfica

Corner, Benfica.

53'

G. Prestianni

Attempt missed. G. Prestianni (Benfica), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.

51'

A. Schjelderup

Attempt blocked. A. Schjelderup (Benfica), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.07.

51'

A. Schjelderup

Attempt blocked. A. Schjelderup (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.

46'

G. Sudakov

Substitution, Benfica: A. Schjelderup comes on for G. Sudakov.

46'

R. Silva

Substitution, Benfica: D. Lukebakio comes on for R. Silva.

46'

The second half is under way.

45'

Half-time. Santa Clara 1-0 Benfica.

45+3'

T. Ribeiro

Attempt missed. T. Ribeiro (Santa Clara), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.

40'

P. Pacheco

Yellow card for P. Pacheco (Santa Clara) for foul.

36'

E. Fernandes

Yellow card for E. Fernandes (Santa Clara) for foul.

32'

L. Fernando

Goal! Santa Clara 1-0 Benfica. L. Fernando (Santa Clara) converts the penalty.

29'

Santa Clara

Corner, Santa Clara.

24'

Benfica

Offside, Benfica.

23'

L. Fernando

Attempt saved. L. Fernando (Santa Clara), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.

20'

Benfica

Corner, Benfica.

18'

J. Palhinha

Attempt blocked. J. Palhinha (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

18'

Brenner

Attempt missed. Brenner (Santa Clara), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.

15'

L. Soares

Attempt saved. L. Soares (Santa Clara), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

13'

Brenner

Attempt blocked. Brenner (Santa Clara), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

11'

L. Fernando

Attempt saved. L. Fernando (Santa Clara), right-footed shot. xG 0.23.

10'

M. Silva

Yellow card for M. Silva (Benfica) for argument.

8'

A. Bah

Yellow card for A. Bah (Benfica) for foul.

7'

A. Bah

Attempt missed. A. Bah (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

2'

T. Ribeiro

Attempt missed. T. Ribeiro (Santa Clara), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.

1'

Kick-off: Santa Clara vs Benfica.

Where the money is

2109145 EUR matched · captured 1 week ago

How much money is actually on each selection, next to what the price says it should be. A gap is not a tip — it just means the crowd and the book disagree.

Match odds 1474802 EUR · live

Away 1.01 · implied 99.0%

89.5%

-9.5 vs price

Home 1000.0 · implied 0.1%

6.7%

+6.6 vs price

Draw 65.0 · implied 1.5%

3.8%

+2.3 vs price

Half time 981 EUR

Away 1.88 · implied 53.2%

77.6%

+24.4 vs price

Home 8.4 · implied 11.9%

21.6%

+9.7 vs price

Draw 2.86 · implied 35.0%

2.1%

-32.8 vs price

Over/Under 2.5 goals 225761 EUR · live

Over 1.49 · implied 67.1%

52.0%

-15.1 vs price

Under 3.05 · implied 32.8%

48.0%

+15.2 vs price

Over/Under 2.5 first-half goals 153 EUR

Over 6.4 · implied 15.6%

94.8%

+79.2 vs price

Under 1.17 · implied 85.5%

5.2%

-80.3 vs price

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Highlights 4 clips

Player of the match

Match events

8' A. Bah · Foul

10' M. Silva · Argument

32' ⚽ L. Fernando (pen)1–0

36' E. Fernandes · Foul

40' P. Pacheco · Foul

Half-time · 1–0

46' 🔁 D. Lukebakio ◂ R. Silva

46' 🔁 A. Schjelderup ◂ G. Sudakov

59' V. Pavlidis · Foul

62' ⚽ V. Pavlidis · assist G. Prestianni1–1

67' 🔁 W. Torrao ◂ Brenner

68' ⚽ G. Prestianni1–2

74' F. Aursnes · Foul

75' 🔁 J. Vasconcelos ◂ D. Borges

82' 🔁 J. Durán ◂ V. Pavlidis

82' 🔁 A. Circati ◂ T. Araújo

85' 🔁 Vitinho ◂ P. Ferreira

85' 🔁 L. Jacó ◂ L. Soares

88' S. Dahl · Foul

89' J. Durán · Foul

Full-time · 1–2

90' G. Romão · Argument

90'⁺² 🔁 M. Silva ◂ G. Prestianni

90'⁺³ J. Vasconcelos · Foul

90'⁺⁶ J. Durán · Argument

Coaches

Petit

Marco Silva

Recent form

Santa Clara

LACD Mafra2-3

WACasa Pia1-0

DHSporting Braga0-0

WAFC Arouca2-1

WHRio Ave4-0

Benfica

WAOmonia Nicosia4-1

WHCeltic4-1

WHVitória SC2-0

LAFC Porto1-3

WAAC Milan2-0

About this match

**Benfica roll into Ponta Delgada as absolute road favorites** — the Eagles are flying high while Santa Clara are the island's best-kept secret this season. 🦅

Santa Clara have quietly strung together 3 wins in 5 and just held Sporting Braga to a stalemate at home. Benfica, though, demolished Celtic and are 4-1 monsters right now. The Lisbon outfit dominate this fixture 14-1 across 17 meetings, so there's basically no historical intrigue here.

Key storylines:

- **Benfica's depth on attack** — J. Durán, J. Palhinha, and V. Pavlidis are operating in a rhythm that's hard to break, especially away from the noise
- **Santa Clara's homegrown solidity** — G. Paciência and T. Ribeiro have been the island's spark; can they frustrate a visiting giant?
- **Benfica injury buffer** — Missing D. Banjaqui and E. Barrenechea stings, but their midfield and back line stay intact

Expected lineups:

- **Santa Clara**: L. França, G. Romão, P. Pacheco, E. Fernandes, L. Soares, P. Ferreira, J. Tavares, L. Fernando, T. Ribeiro, V. Lopes, G. Paciência
- **Benfica**: S. Soares, T. Araújo, S. Dahl, L. Barreiro, A. Bah, G. Prestianni, R. Silva, V. Pavlidis, J. Palhinha, A. Cabral, J. Durán

Prediction:

**Benfica 2-0 Santa Clara**

Benfica's pedigree and form tilt this decisively toward the Eagles, though Santa Clara's home record keeps it from turning into a rout.

Where to watch

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Match facts

Stadium

Estadio de São Miguel

City

Ponta Delgada

Referee

Claudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira

5.34 yellows/match · 41 matches

Kickoff

26 Oct, 18:45 UTC

Competition

Liga Portugal Betclic

Highlights & clips

Santa Clara 4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1 Benfica

1 L. França 5.9 22 Vitinho 6.7 ↑ 85' 4 P. Pacheco 6.4 21 E. Fernandes 7.0 5 G. Romão 6.3 73 L. Jacó 6.3 ↑ 85' 17 J. Vasconcelos 6.4 ↑ 75' 70 V. Lopes 6.9 20 T. Ribeiro 6.6 11 W. Torrao 6.3 ↑ 67' 7 L. Fernando 8.0 24 S. Soares 7.9 6 A. Bah 6.4 3 A. Circati 6.7 ↑ 82' 2 C. Lenglet 6.8 26 S. Dahl 7.2 8 F. Aursnes 6.9 36 J. Palhinha 6.8 21 A. Schjelderup 7.4 ↑ 46' 11 D. Lukebakio 6.8 ↑ 46' 16 M. Silva ↑ 90' 22 J. Durán 5.7 ↑ 82'

Top stats

39%Possession61%

1.56Expected goals (xG)1.81

13Total shots16

6Shots on target3

2Big chances1

2Corners3

Shots

6Shots off target7

1Blocked shots6

5Shots inside box7

8Shots outside box9

1Big chances scored1

1Big chances missed0

-0.59Goals prevented0.84

Attack

12Touches in box22

40Final third entries61

0Offsides3

12Free kicks17

7Fouled in final third4

Passing

306Passes483

221Accurate passes391

22/58 (38%)Long balls14/46 (30%)

1/8 (13%)Crosses4/11 (36%)

19Throw-ins27

Duels

46Duels54

35/70 (50%)Ground duels35/71 (49%)

7/22 (32%)Aerial duels15/22 (68%)

5/11 (45%)Dribbles4/14 (29%)

8Dispossessed10

Defending

19Tackles14

47Tackles won57

12Interceptions11

24Clearances13

53Recoveries53

Discipline

17Fouls13

4Yellow cards5

0Red cards1

Goalkeeping

2Saves5

0Big saves1

4Goal kicks9

Forecast BSD enginebest price across 24 bookmakers

Santa Clara 11%

20%

Benfica 69%

1X2Benfica to win 69% · 1.73 @ William Hill

Who winsBenfica to win (DNB) 74% · 1.11 @ Betano

BTTSBTTS: No 54% · 1.22 @ Bet365

CornersOver 8.5 corners 61% · 1.50 @ Pinnacle

GoalsOver 2.5 goals 52% · 4.75 @ William Hill

GoalsUnder 3.5 goals 72% · 1.37 @ 1xBet

GoalsOver 1.5 goals 74% · 2.05 @ William Hill

CornersUnder 10.5 corners 62% · 1.59 @ Pinnacle

CornersUnder 9.5 corners 50% · 1.96 @ Pinnacle

1X2Draw 20% · 2.84 @ 1xBet

1X2Santa Clara to win 11% · 8.50 @ Bet365

Odds consensus

1X2consensus

8.38

Santa Clara

4.70

Draw

1.38

Benfica

Double Chanceconsensus

3.00

Santa Clara or Draw

1.17

Santa Clara or Benfica

1.06

Draw or Benfica

Both Teams to Scoreconsensus

1.95

Yes

1.78

No

Home Win to Nilconsensus

13.00

YES

Away Win to Nilconsensus

2.10

YES

Total Goals 0.50consensus

1.03

Over 0.50

11.30

Under 0.50

Total Goals 1.50consensus

1.25

Over 1.50

3.62

Under 1.50

Total Goals 2.50consensus

1.81

Over 2.50

2.00

Under 2.50

Total Goals 3.50consensus

3.10

Over 3.50

1.33

Under 3.50

Total Goals 4.50consensus

6.00

Over 4.50

1.12

Under 4.50

Draw No Betconsensus

6.50

Santa Clara

1.08

Benfica

Total Corners (O/U) 7.50consensus

1.24

Over 7.50

3.05

Under 7.50

Total Corners (O/U) 8.50consensus

1.48

Over 8.50

2.40

Under 8.50

Total Corners (O/U) 9.50consensus

1.84

Over 9.50

1.90

Under 9.50

Total Corners (O/U) 10.50consensus

2.25

Over 10.50

1.55

Under 10.50

Total Corners (O/U) 11.50consensus

2.80

Over 11.50

1.28

Under 11.50

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Benfica to win or draw

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89% confidence

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Where the money is

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